Benefit while off sick

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mommabear52
mommabear52 Online Community Member Posts: 4 Listener
edited November 2017 in Benefits and income
Hi. ...I've been off sick for 8 week's now 
My company sick pay runs out this week which will leave me with just SSP 
is there anything else I'm entitled to?

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  • Pippa_Alumni
    Pippa_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 5,761 Championing
    Hi @mommabear52, and welcome to the community!

    Citizens' Advice have some great information on SSP and what else you could be entitled to whilst on sick leave - have a read, and if you need any support or advice on pursuing any of the suggestions, just come back to us and we'll do our best to advise. Hope this helps!
  • mansfieldmaid
    mansfieldmaid Online Community Member Posts: 4 Connected
    Hi. While on sick pay you can claim tax credits as in effect you are still employed. Hope this helps x
  • mommabear52
    mommabear52 Online Community Member Posts: 4 Listener
    I get tax credits but having to pay by got an ova payment so only get £2.2.3 a week 
  • mansfieldmaid
    mansfieldmaid Online Community Member Posts: 4 Connected
    But because your income has dropped you can inform them and ask for it to be recalculated on the basis of your sick pay and it should increase your entitlement x
  • mommabear52
    mommabear52 Online Community Member Posts: 4 Listener
    Oh ok. ..I'll give them a call. .ty 
  • mansfieldmaid
    mansfieldmaid Online Community Member Posts: 4 Connected
    Your welcome
  • wendy1
    wendy1 Online Community Member Posts: 131 Empowering
    Hi @mommabear52, can I ask if you got your full wages.  Ive been off work sick and only hot SSP
  • Topkitten
    Topkitten Online Community Member Posts: 1,273 Trailblazing
    SSP is just a figure calculated by your company and an amount they are willing to pay. It bears no relation to your needs and requirements. Anyone on SSP for a reasonable length of time should make enquiries about benefits through the local appropriate channels. The CAB can provide information on such things and, in a more general way, many sites online also do so, just be careful about giving personal information online to unknown companies.

    TK
  • wendy1
    wendy1 Online Community Member Posts: 131 Empowering
    Hi @mansfieldmaid, I understand you have to work 30+ hrs to get Tax Credits. In my situation I have earned to much from April 2017 to April 2018 to be awarded anything
  • mommabear52
    mommabear52 Online Community Member Posts: 4 Listener
    I got full company sick pay and some SSP but now I just get SPP which us due to finish next month...not sure way I'll get then
  • wendy1
    wendy1 Online Community Member Posts: 131 Empowering
    Hi @mommabear52, thanks for replying to me. Do you if it's law that you get full pay for a certain amount of time

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